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Sec. 10-9. - Removal of animal feces. <br />(a) Any person having the custody or control of any dog or domestic animal shall have the responsibility <br />for cleaning up any feces of the animal and disposing of such feces in a sanitary manner. It shall <br />furthermore be the duty of any person having custody or control of any dog or domestic animal on or <br />about any public place or private property of another to have in such person's possession suitable <br />equipment for the picking up, removal, and sanitary disposal of animal feces. The provisions of this <br />subsection shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person or to a service dog <br />accompanying a disabled person or to a dog when used in police or rescue activities. Every person <br />convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00. <br />(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the ownership or use of Seeing Eye dogs by blind <br />persons, dogs used in police activities of the city, such as the canine corps, or tracking dogs used by <br />or with the permission of the city's police department. <br />(Ord. No. 00-15, § 3, 9-11-2000)